Delhi hotels have been attached with hospitals with an aim to improve health infrastructure in the ongoing battle against novel coronavirus even as cases recorded every day have gone above thousand in Delhi.
On Friday, in a fresh order, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi ( GNCTD ) said that in continuation of previous order dated May 16,2020 to augment Covid hospitals facility by 1000 beds, the following hotels - Hotel crown plaza, Okhla phase -2 , Surya, New Friends Colony ( NFC ), Siddhartha , Rajendra Place, Jivitesh, Pusa Road and Sheraton , Saket have be requested by District Magistrates and given to attached hospitals - Batra, IP Apollo, BLK, Sir Ganga Ram and Max respectively for converting them into extended Covid hospitals wherein medical services shall be provided by the attached identified Covid private hospitals.
According to the order, the attached private hospital is required to provide sufficient manpower (nurses & doctors) as per norms.
“The attached hospital is also required to provide oxygen supply, either in the form of oxygen concentrator or oxygen cylinder, in the extended COVID Hospital in case a patient requires oxygen support, the order read.
According to Delhi health department official,” The attached hospital shall provide all consumables like PPE Kit, N95 Mask, gloves, medicines and equipment like pulse-oximeter, thermometer, oxygen concentrator/ cylinder, etc. They shall also make necessary arrangements to provide resuscitation Y services (equipment, drugs andmedical consumables) in the extended COVID Hospital A in case there is a rapid deterioration in the clinical condition of the patient.”
The Delhi Government’s order came when Covid infected cases 1106 recorded in past 24 hours.
“The linked private Hospitals are required to take over full Hotel indicated against their name as requisitioned by concerned District Magistrate, Government of NCT of Delhi under DDMA. The hotel shall provide regular hotel services including rooms, housekeeping, disinfection & food for the patients etc at the price not greater than Rs 5000/- for Five star Hotel and Rs 4000/- Four/Three star hotel per day,” the order read.
